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Personal Narrative : Personal Experience : The First Day Of Life

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“Carla sit down we need to tell you something.” I never thought these words were going to change my entire life again. “What is it,” I asked, my eyebrows furrowed in confusion. “As you know, we bought the Mexican restaurant in Manchester. We are deciding to move to that town,” My mother explained. That’s when relief, happiness, sadness, and the feeling of being powerless all washed over me like a giant wave crashing into the rock-ridden sand of a beach. I had done this time and time before, moving from town to town. I think by that time I had been used to it, but I was never really prepared for the nerves that were going to take over on that first day of school. I was relieved to be moving out of Oelwein, the town was filled with drugs and bad people. The reputation there was terrible, and the sports program not being very good, it never gave kids the chance to find something in their life. Although, at the same time, I was sad to be leaving. I thought I had finally found some good friends. I was about to move again though; new life, new friends, and new opportunities. It was the first day of school and I was extremely nervous. I didn’t know what was about to happen and I was thinking about all the possibilities of being embarrassed in front of everyone. I had asked this girl in my class to sit down at a table with her at lunch so I wouldn’t have to sit alone. She was extremely nice and welcoming and she said yes. As the day went on I was learning more and more about

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